Random skill you've always wanted to learn (but haven't)
 

Always wanted to learn wood carving.

You?

Well, I've picked up most of the random skills I wanted to... throwing axes and knives is always fun at parties, but I still haven't learned to unicycle.

Saxophone.

Surfing

Stained glassmaking
quilting
guitar
and how to make mole

Wouldn't it be the momma and poppa moles that need that "skill"?

I bought a violin (at Target) and a couple of "how to play" books. I quickly arrived at the conclusion that learning the violin really requires live human instruction. That was a couple of years ago. The violin (a Yamaha Educational violin) makes good decor.

Snort!

Mole Sauce, ya know, a million ingredients and chocolate.

I was Suzuki parent for my daughter until she quickly outstripped the need for me. My initial impression was that if I'd known how easy that sh*t was, I never would have gone to law school. Among other things, I taught myself Hava Nagila, which I envisioned playing over and over again at the Alzheimer's wing of a Jewish nursing home. Sadly, without the familial call to duty in play, my self study soon fell by the wayside.

My attempt to teach myself clarinet years earlier quickly went nowhere.

I'd like to know how to sew.

I'm glad you clarified because I thought you meant the animal and was equally confused.

I think that intrigues me more than anything else Ive read here. :cool:

I've always wanted to learn how to properly relax - the concept seems to elude me.

Oh man, the list is probably endless. All the languages I want to learn (including ancient), also woodworking, metal smithing, lace making, wine making, beer brewing, bonsai, every instrument in the universe, animal husbandry, car repair (especially rebuilding carburetors!), race car driving, diving, SCUBA, piloting boats and airplanes....

SCUBA is at the top of my list.

I think I've shared this one before... but I've always wanted to learn to play the harp.

Acoustic guitar (sigh), singing lessons, drums.

Sewing and crocheting more than my childhood lessons.

Dance, starting with modern (so I can dance like Michael Jackson) and perhaps ballroom.

These are the first to pop to mind but there are dozens more.

Cunnilingus.

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KIDDING! (Jeez.)

:D bwahahahahhaaaa

Oh yeah! Ballroom dancing! And archery. And fencing. And target shooting. And waterskiing. And cross-country skiing.

Home brewing isn't any harder than cooking. I hope you try it.

Never been able to dance or hit a baseball. Would like to learn to do both.

Roller skating. I suck at it.

Humm... Never, Check, Check, Check, Check, and highly overrated.

I need to yodel.

I'd like to learn how to touch terra cotta without getting squicked out.

I get that too. And suede.

Really? Suede? I love the feel of suede. I think suede underwear would feel great.

I have suedey balls, so I wouldn't notice. (Alec Baldwin/Ben & Jerry reference)

I've always wanted to learn a musical instrument but never could get the hang of it. It takes way too much time.

Have you tried the triangle?

No. You don't. No one does.

In fact some days the only thing that keeps me from going postal is knowing that it's not possible for any one person to yodel and play the bagpipes at the same time.

Yet, they could play bagpipes along with a John Denver CD... and he can yodel.

nah, it only takes time if you want to be good at it. if you dont really care what it sounds like, it can be a lot of fun

:D

That sounds like a challenge to me... :evil:

Actually that wasn't yodeling, it was just a practical example of the Doppler effect while he was screaming.

You know, technically I believe that while you blow into bagpipes to fill them, the playing comes from squeezing the bag, so in theory, you could fill up the bag with air, then take your mouth off the mouthpiece and squeeze and play while yodeling.

So there.

If true, You are dead to me.

So, in conclusion, Morigoon REALLY wants to see Moonie go postal.

I read that wrong. I am not going to sleep well.

Haha... ABG seems even more determined to get Moonie to climb a belltower than I am! =P

A foot pedal air pump and I can make music with bagpipes- Gonna get a demo next week.

And with spare clips I can double or treble the fun.

Plus I challenge your central thesis. There are no conditions foot pedal or otherwise under which "music" comes from a bagpipe.